Heatseeker (Thalamus) (Commodore 64/128)

A weird but slickly executed sequel to Arac, weighed down by false complexity masking the simple gameplay.

Murder (US Gold) (Amiga 500)

Absolutely fascinating... Clever, innovative and addictive - the ultimate whodunnit!

Galaxy Force (Activision) (Commodore 64/128)

Ambitious and respectably programmed but mediocre gameplay.

Omni-Play Horse Racing (SportTime/Mindscape) (Commodore 64/128)

The multi-load's a huge handicap and studying loads of statistics isn't much fun.

Time Machine (Activision) (Amiga 500)

A superbly done time-travelling arcade adventure.

Manchester United (Krisalis) (Amiga 500)

A fair hybrid of management and arcade football.

Kick Off 2 (Anco) (Commodore 64)

Rapid multi-directional scrolling, and an impressive and worthwhile conversion.

Bloodwych (Mirrorsoft) (Commodore 64)

An excellent conversion of a brilliant game. Just remember: don't get lost or killed.

King's Quest IV (Sierra On-Line) (Amiga 500)

A most enjoyable adventure. Graphics are colourful and well drawn and animation, although slow in places, is neat and often humorous.

Conquests Of Camelot (Sierra On-Line) (Amiga 500)

Features the usual attractive graphics, generally good animation, poor music, realistic FX and some painfully slow screen updates.

Police Quest 2 (Sierra) (Amiga 500)

There's a lot of game in Police Quest 2 and a good knowledge of police procedure (provided in the accompanying booklet) is required to get anywhere. But making progress is marred by a high level of tediousness.

Imperium (Electronic Arts) (Amiga 500)

One of the slickest-looking strategy games around, proving easy to get into but not particularly demanding.

Red Storm Rising (MicroProse) (Amiga 500)

This is basically a sim with tactics, but the wealth of authentic detail and options ensure virtually anyone with an interest in subs will love it.

Rad Ramp Racer (Mastertronic) (Commodore 64/128)

The simplistic action soon gets repetitive: there really isn't much to do apart from avoiding obstacles and jumping a few ramps.

The Vindicator (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Three very different sections, but none of them particularly playable.

Time Scanner (The Hit Squad) (Commodore 64/128)

Mediocre and unplayable... Though unlike most pinball sims, the tables have plenty of special features.

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (Kixx) (Commodore 64/128)

Stage one is fairly playable and it's good how all the levels gradually increase in difficulty, but levels two and three are much too short and simplistic to justify the multi-loading.

Killing Machine (Atlantis) (Commodore 64/128)

The end-of-level guardians are unremarkable, and the game as a whole is unlikely to provide that much entertainment.

Welltris (Infogrames) (Amiga 500)

Tetris gains another dimension to become even more addictive.

Paradroid 90 (Hewson) (Amiga 500)

A state-of-the-art conversion of a legendary C64 game.

Treasure Trap (Electronic Zoo) (Amiga 500)

A superbly presented and very playable arcade adventure.

Time Soldier (Electrocoin) (Amiga 500)

A disappointing conversion, overly difficult and unexciting. What went wrong?

Flood (Electronic Arts) (Amiga 500)

Great... Superb... Don't be put off by the screenshots, any game that gives you a gun bigger than yourself, throwing a flame longer than a screen is well worth considering!

Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (Audiogenic) (Amiga 500)

The C64 game was a classic. But almost two years later and in a crowded footy field, the 16-bit version has insufficient improvements to compete with the likes of Kick Off II. What it does have, though, is all the playability of the original.

Hardball 2 (Accolade) (Amiga 500)

A sophisticated baseball sim let down by poor graphics.

Harley-Davidson: The Road To Sturgis (Mindscape) (Amiga 500)

An off-beat and enjoyable race game.

The Lost Patrol (Ocean) (Amiga 500)

Unlike most strategy games, Lost Patrol is surprisingly easy to get into. It's also well presented with easy-to-use menus and atmospheric pictures.

Shadow Warriors (Ocean) (Amiga 500)

On the Amiga, the best beat-'em-up in a long while. On the C64, not bad, but sadly lacking sufficient polish in gameplay particularly.